When Philip Keiger was born in 1775, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Jacob Geiger, was 36 and his mother, Hannah Miller, was 32. He married Margaret Stanley on 12 August 1800, in Harrison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died about 1828, in his hometown, at the age of 54.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Mathias, Otto.
Dutch: rare (archaic) variant of Kreijger, an occupational name for a mercenary soldier, from Middle Dutch criger ‘warrior, soldier’.
German: rare variant, and a common Americanized form, of Krieger , a cognate of 2 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesPHILIP KIGER Born:1775 died about 1828 MARGARET KIGER (born (STANLEY)) His wife DAVID KIGER His son MARTHA (KIGER) His daughter SARAH "SALLY" CORY (born (KIGER)) His daughter JOHN JACOB KIGER His fa …
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